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30 January 2026 16:23:53
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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) |
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Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9854P Published at 11:04 on 22/01/2026, changes made to section 2A,3A |
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN |
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EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS |
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(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE) |
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Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Name of exempt principal trader: |
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BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD |
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(b) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
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BEAZLEY PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(c) |
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt |
BEAZLEY PLC |
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principal trader is connected |
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(d) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
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21 Jan 2026 |
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(e) |
In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal |
NO |
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trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? |
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2. |
POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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Class of relevant security: |
5p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
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Number |
(%) |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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7,194,165 |
1.20% |
4,934,982 |
0.82% |
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(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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481,078 |
0.08% |
5,611,256 |
0.94% |
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(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
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TOTAL: |
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7,675,243 |
1.28% |
10,546,238 |
1.76% |
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(b) |
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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options) |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Total number of |
Highest price per unit |
Lowest price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
paid/received |
paid/received |
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5p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,820,188 |
11.6164 GBP |
11.2300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
Sale |
1,294,768 |
11.6000 GBP |
11.2300 GBP |
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(b) |
Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of |
Product |
Nature of dealing |
Number of |
Price per |
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relevant |
description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,018 |
11.3888 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
135,025 |
11.2300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,191 |
11.2365 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
270 |
11.2438 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
89 |
11.2525 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
258,910 |
11.2600 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
252 |
11.3300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
51,687 |
11.3630 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
2,366 |
11.3927 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
29,654 |
11.3940 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
4,000 |
11.4051 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
179 |
11.4304 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
477 |
11.4350 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
235,132 |
11.4381 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
45,000 |
11.4420 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
108 |
11.4530 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
26,794 |
11.4586 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
34,757 |
11.4639 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
3,114 |
11.4752 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
1,834 |
11.4754 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
25,510 |
11.4809 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
10,626 |
11.5042 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
12,770 |
11.5161 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Short |
6 |
11.5300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
220,894 |
11.2300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
23,747 |
11.2302 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,538 |
11.2307 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,085 |
11.2308 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
10,000 |
11.2311 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
151,456 |
11.2328 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
81,454 |
11.2541 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
277,010 |
11.2600 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
16,802 |
11.2707 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
42,000 |
11.2870 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
18,000 |
11.2902 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3 |
11.2975 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,800 |
11.3445 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,012 |
11.3518 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,406 |
11.3522 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
19,988 |
11.3558 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
16,875 |
11.3634 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,335 |
11.3789 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
110,818 |
11.3821 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,628 |
11.3839 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
92,198 |
11.3844 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
36,393 |
11.3850 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,484 |
11.4000 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,560 |
11.4010 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,205 |
11.4132 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,076 |
11.4133 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
26,162 |
11.4168 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
671 |
11.4186 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,082 |
11.4206 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
6,735 |
11.4215 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
15,890 |
11.4245 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
231 |
11.4277 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
260 |
11.4280 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
98 |
11.4300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,107 |
11.4306 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,438 |
11.4316 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
16,499 |
11.4325 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,640 |
11.4343 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,513 |
11.4390 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
862 |
11.4465 USD |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,068 |
11.4567 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,430 |
11.4606 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,522 |
11.4727 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
10 |
11.4733 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,333 |
11.4747 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11 |
11.4809 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,050 |
11.4814 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,238 |
11.4823 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
196 |
11.4860 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
175 |
11.4864 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
26 |
11.4866 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2 |
11.4877 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7 |
11.4878 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
7,591 |
11.4906 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
257 |
11.4923 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
231 |
11.4929 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,764 |
11.4986 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,639 |
11.5055 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,216 |
11.5072 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
248 |
11.5093 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,715 |
11.5106 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,804 |
11.5107 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
11 |
11.5131 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
12 |
11.5133 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,218 |
11.5161 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
49,115 |
11.5175 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,797 |
11.5206 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
206 |
11.5209 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
4,219 |
11.5224 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
838 |
11.5233 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
84 |
11.5249 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
95 |
11.5252 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,905 |
11.5256 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,097 |
11.5260 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
693 |
11.5292 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1 |
11.5300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
2,263 |
11.5306 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,792 |
11.5333 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
532 |
11.5400 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
791 |
11.5406 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
704 |
11.5407 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
1,309 |
11.5418 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
13 |
11.5491 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,020 |
11.5502 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,337 |
11.5506 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
3,093 |
11.5529 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,625 |
11.5997 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
8,438 |
11.6067 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Short |
5,625 |
11.6164 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
2,824 |
11.2925 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Short |
13,134 |
11.4279 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
3,703 |
11.2300 GBP |
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5p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Short |
25,851 |
11.2638 GBP |
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(c) |
Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) |
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class |
Product |
Writing, |
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Exercise |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
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price |
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date |
money |
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relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
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security |
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varying etc |
to which |
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received |
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option |
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per unit |
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relates |
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(ii) |
Exercising |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
Number of |
Exercise price per |
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security |
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securities |
unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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security |
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applicable) |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE |
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(b) |
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE |
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Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
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Date of disclosure: |
30 Jan 2026 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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